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Motive Power Bleeder
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Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Shawnee KS
Motive Power Bleeder
Ok. I know that I will be repeating things that many of you already know, but I just wanted to sing some praises of the Motive power bleeder. This thing is worth its weight in gold. I can honestly say I would probably pay double what they ask for it. To anyone who doesn't have one of these, I would highly recommend it. Got mine last week, and used it for the first time tonight after I replaced a caliper. It literally took me 2-3 minutes to completely bleed a dry caliper. It took me a few minutes on the initial set up to get fittings tight enough so they don't leak any air. This thing is a breeze to use, and leaves me wondering why I ever bleed them any other way. I don't remember who initially mentioned this when I was reading different threads a few weeks ago, but a big thanks to all of you who mentioned it so I could find out more about it when I searched the forum for info on it. Forever changed my brake bleeding experiences. 
Safety Car
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 3,814
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From: Dearborn Heights Michigan
I could never get it to seal on the master cyl of my 70 no matter what I did.
Tried to file the top flat but always leaked, often all over the floor.
Finally gave up and took the car to a shop.
Trying to sell the Motive.
Tried to file the top flat but always leaked, often all over the floor.
Finally gave up and took the car to a shop.
Trying to sell the Motive.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 6,231
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From: Seattle WA
St. Jude Donor '14
I originally bought mine just to do the brakes on my '03 Z06 between autox's, but I bought the other adapter kits and I've used it on just about everything.
Generally, the problems I've seen with leakage are too-high pressures - it doesn't take a lot
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: North of Toronto - Ontario
I put a large c-clamp from under the master to about the center of the plate. No Leaks
Also, I don't put fluid in the tank, just top up the master and use the tank for pressure. Figured if anything did leak it's just air and not fluid running down everywhere
Also, I don't put fluid in the tank, just top up the master and use the tank for pressure. Figured if anything did leak it's just air and not fluid running down everywhere
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: some hole in the ground town- camp verde:) arizona
well all those fancy tools may help, but when i replaced my calipers i just let gravity do the work. didn't take too long and was cheap and simple. the first caliper didn't want to start flowing so i had to hook up a line over the valve and starting sucking on it. ended up with a mouthful of brake fluid the third time i did it (still thought it wasn't filling up) ah good times, good times.
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Instructor
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: some hole in the ground town- camp verde:) arizona
fortunately after i got that one flowing all the rest did so on thier own. i just don't see the point in buying fancy equipment when i can do the same thing for free in nearly the same time. unless i worked in a shop doing this for a living, i don't see the point.
5th Gear
Joined: Apr 2007
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Motive Products Bleeder
I always bled the old way with the wife in the drivers seat, but this time we monkeyed around for a long time with no success. So I bought a Motive Products. I could not get a seal using one c-clamp, but I found that two of those wood-working clamps, (the ones with the pistol grip like a caulking gun, and nice rubber pads to protect the MC) were prerfect.
Bleeding took about ten minutes. The only moment of doubt I had was when it was time to remove the cap on the MC. Was I gonna have fluid all over? They tell you to tilt the bottle so that additional bleeding will only draw air. I did this til there was no fluid in the bottle-to-MC hose.
Then I bled drivers front til there was about 4 inches of fluid in the hose from the caliper. Then I bled drivers rear til there was about 2 inches of fluid in that hose. When I pulled the cap there was no spillage, and I had to add a little fluid to the MC.
Oh yeah, the pedal is perfect.
Bleeding took about ten minutes. The only moment of doubt I had was when it was time to remove the cap on the MC. Was I gonna have fluid all over? They tell you to tilt the bottle so that additional bleeding will only draw air. I did this til there was no fluid in the bottle-to-MC hose.
Then I bled drivers front til there was about 4 inches of fluid in the hose from the caliper. Then I bled drivers rear til there was about 2 inches of fluid in that hose. When I pulled the cap there was no spillage, and I had to add a little fluid to the MC.
Oh yeah, the pedal is perfect.
